Are Cochlear Implants detrimental to Deaf Culture? A cochlear implant is a device that provides partial hearing to the deaf. To get the device‚ surgery must be performed to implant it in the inner ear. The device does not make sound louder or easier to understand‚ it just directly arouses the hearing nerve so that the deaf and hard-of-hearing people can admit sound. Cochlear implants are not detrimental to the Deaf Culture for three reasons. It is a huge life changer and opportunity giver
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for people to change‚ either for good or for bad? In Arthur Miller’s play‚ The Crucible‚ many of the main characters go through drastic changes that lead to their demise. In the 17th century in Salem‚ Massachusetts a major conflict has arisen. All the young teenage girls are accusing people of witchcraft which causes a chain reaction of pointed fingers at other "witches". Over the many different series of events‚ John Proctor has changed the most. Throughout the play‚ John Proctor attempts to
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John Proctor In The Crucible‚ Arthur Miller portrayed John Proctor as a dynamic character in the story. John was a rural farmer in his thirties. John was an honest man who could not stand for hypocrisy. He isolated himself from the issues of Salem‚ Massachusetts by staying on his farm. Despite his hatred for hypocrites‚ John held a deep secret that would ruin his reputation if it was uncovered. This secret was his affair with Abigail Williams‚ who was once a servant to the Proctors and was
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Honorable...Ashamed...Respected...All of these words can be used to describe John Proctor. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible John Proctor‚ one of the main characters‚ is faced with a variety of challenges. The most extreme test that he must face is to admit to a crime that ultimately leads to his death. At one time he was looked up to in the town of Salem‚ however when a situation arises‚ John Proctor must fight his conscience. He is motivated and tested to tell the truth even though it ruined his
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Proctors Hamartia What is a tragic hero? A tragic hero is someone of noble stature that is good but not perfect and has committed a fatal flaw. As a result of this flaw he is judged and has a downfall on his grand stature. He realizes his mistake‚ and learns from it. He then accepts his death with dignity. In the play The Crucible written in the early 1950’s by Arthur Miller‚ does John Proctor qualify as a tragic hero? During the playwright‚ John Proctor does have the elements to qualify as a tragic
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seemed like a nice‚ genuine person‚ but as secrets from the past come out‚ opinions change about that person. In the play written by Arthur Miller‚ The Crucible‚ John Proctor is a well respected farmer. John is hiding his secrets from his past to protect his reputation throughout the town. John Proctor’s main traits are that he is brave‚ extreme and dignified. Bravery is a trait that suits John Proctor well. When Proctor tried to convince everyone that the girls were lying‚ this was an instance of bravery
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Wright‚ is a humorous story on love and life that was based on the novel by Jane Austin. The main plot revolves around Elizabeth (Lizzy) Bennet‚ who’s one of five sisters‚ and her complex relationship with proud and rich Mr. Darcy. Many complications are encountered as people realize what happens when everyone’s pride and prejudice gets in the way. Lizzy was an interesting character because of her sense of style‚ wit and tight relationship with the eldest sister Jane. The film maker portrayed this
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In the beginning Elizabeth Wein’s Code Name Verity‚ the driving plot factor is the friendship development between the characters Maddie and Queenie. The first instance the reader gets that these two know each other is when the narrator (Queenie) is telling her German guards that she was in a plane with Maddie before she was captured. The reader does not get the story of how these two first met until later on in the narrator’s narrative to her German guards. When the two first meet‚ Maddie is working
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narration or dialogue that came magically into mind. Maybe the story derived from a true instance or encounter and the characters‚ the plot‚ follows‚ and develops. Or it’s a certain voice. The voice of a person that has something important to say. The voice‚ if listened to‚ turns into a character. That character may then turn into the protagonist. The writer would hope that this character is someone she can spend pages and pages with—someone who is complex and thinks in interesting ways. Most importantly
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wrote The Crucible is Arthur Miller and was published in 1950 but the play took place in 1692. John Proctor was a good man with great intentions. Proctor is an honorable man because he took the blame for the false lies so the innocent people who were accused wouldn’t die. An honorable man is a man who stands up for something he did or didn’t do and takes the wrath of whatever the punishment is. Proctor is an honorable man because he’s taking the blame to save the lives of the innocent and not blacken
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